envmond

NAME

envmond - Environmental Monitoring daemon

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/envmond

DESCRIPTION

Environmental Monitoring provides a means of detecting system
threshold conditions, that if exceeded, could result in a loss
of data or damage to the system itself. Using the envmond
daemon, thresholds levels can be checked and corrective action
can ensue before any damage occurs.

The envmond daemon performs the following:
Queries the system for exceeded threshold levels.
Broadcasts a message to users warning of high threshold conditions
or fan failure, and suggests corrective action.
Sends a message to users when a high temperature condition
has been resolved.
Notifies all users that an orderly shutdown is to be initiated
if recovery is not possible.

To enable Environmental Monitoring, the envmond
daemon must be started during the system boot, but after the
eSNMP and Server System MIB agents have started. Before starting
Environmental Monitoring, a system check is performed. If
the system hardware does not support Environmental Monitoring,
the envmond daemon and Server System MIB are not started.

You can customize, start, and stop the envmond daemon
using the envconfig utility. For more information,
see the envconfig reference page.

FILES

A database that contains the values of the Environmental
Monitoring variables.